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Celebrity Scoop
Heather Mills Navigates Her Way Out of SoHo House in Absurd Footwear
August 25, 2008 at 11:15 AM | 0 Comments
We're not trying to be insensitive here, but can someone please explain to us how it is at all possible for Heather Mills and her prosthetic leg to successfully get around town in what Victoria Beckham would, no doubt, describe as major (or: "mayjah") shoes?
The Daily Mail caught the ex of Sir Paul McCartney trotting out of the SoHo House in New York with these babies strapped to her feet -- and these sky-high platforms actually made us think of Posh Spice circa her glorious be-sequined Spice World days (but hey, we're not fashion critics over here).
But how does she do it? Perhaps those fierce front desk "bouncers" at the SoHo House are there to make sure nobody really finds out what kind of magic happens beyond that fabled front desk. (Or maybe not, since we've crossed into that world and had nothing to report except an encounter with a cheeseburger. Which was neither magical nor noteworthy. And we did not walk out with crazy footwear. Just a bit of heartburn, really.)
[Photo: BigPicturesPhoto / Daily Mail]
Hotel Construction
HotelChatter Flickr Pool :: The Standard NYC Looking Like a Real Building
August 6, 2008 at 4:47 PM | 0 Comments
Thanks to Jaunted editor PBB for keeping a look out on the NYC Hotel Scene for us. He took this snapshot of the slowly rising Standard NYC which is actually looking like a real building these days. Thank you Papa Gepetto/Balazs!
Got a hotel snapshot that you wanna drop like it's hot? Put it in the HotelChatter Flickr Pool
Snapshot
Snapshot:: You Gotta Get Past These People at The (Not In) Soho House
July 31, 2008 at 1:45 PM | 0 Comments
After we checked out the W Hoboken from the Lackawanna station/PATH train stop, we headed into the city to have a lunch at The Soho House.
First important thing to remember about the Soho House is that it's not in Soho. It's in the Meat-Packing District, across from the Gansevoort. It's fairly non-descript entrance is on Ninth Avenue, across from the Hog Pit, a drinking hole decidedly less exclusive than Soho House.
Once you open the door to the hotel, there is no grand lobby filled with artwork, fountains or seating areas. What you get is something just a touch larger than a cramped hallway with an imposing front desk on your right.
Everyone must check-in here. There is no getting around that. And unless the clerks know you, they are not friendly or cordial.
Gansevoort Hotels
Hotel Gansevoort Gives Guests a Little Taste of Europe in Manhattan
June 27, 2008 at 9:20 AM | 1 Comment
On this very special Friday, we bring you (via Curbed) a view of the swanky Hotel Gansevoort looking oh-so...Euro.
Just to review, Gansevoort is not only a hotspot for celebs seeking privacy and chic digs, but also supposedly one of the "sexiest" NYC hotels.
While we don't judge books by their covers (unless they happen to be hotels and their covers happen to be outdated and gross), we can't help but notice that the item on the far right appears to be either a pair of Manpris (capri pants for dudes) or -- worse -- jean shorts.
We hope those guests European (where Manpris are common and cool) -- otherwise that's some pretty dirty laundry.
Standard Hotels
Sneak Peek :: Interior Pics of The Standard NYC
June 4, 2008 at 4:30 PM | 0 Comments
Guest of a Guest managed to score some photos of the inside of Andre Balazs' upcoming Standard NYC. We've been keeping tabs on the property's construction via the exterior shots on the Standard's website (the opening date is still MIA, with a "coming soonish" in its place), but these are the first images we've seen of the inside -- and it looks like these rooms have killer views!
Unfortunately, these pics don't explain what the hell those curtains we saw were all about....
[Photo: Guest of a Guest]
Hotel Riverview
Will the Hotel Riverview Be a 'Cheap Love Hotel'?
May 20, 2008 at 3:35 PM | 1 Comment
Last week, we posted this snapshot of the Hotel Riverview and talked about our excitement for the place to open. Afterall, we loved Eric Goode and Sean Macpherson's last hotel redo, The Bowery.
But after this email from a trusted tipster, we've decided to keep our enthusiasm in check.
It will be a 200+ room, cheap love hotel. Small, small rooms. No suites. Work is going ahead. Nothing stops these guys.
A cheap love hotel? That's just a waste of a building then. Why even go about renovating the place and kicking out tenants if you are just going to have small cheap rooms. Maybe if the place had a Hello Kitty room, we could get excited about it again. Otherwise, boooo.
Standard Hotels
Snapshot :: Just What Is That Hanging in the Windows of the Standard NYC?
April 17, 2008 at 4:49 PM | 1 Comment
A devoted HotelChatter tipster sent us this pic that she snapped today of the Standard NYC and we are thoroughly perplexed.
Dearest Andre, what the %@&$* is hanging in the windows there? Are they rainbow-colored curtains of a sort? Yachting flags? Designer tarps? Please let us know.
Also, please don't include these in the guestrooms. XOXO, HotelChatter.
2008 NYC Hotel Openings
Standard NYC To Soft-Open Late Fall 2008
March 27, 2008 at 9:30 AM | 0 Comments
We asked for any tips on NYC Hotel Openings yesterday and we got this one about the Standard NYC.
An insider says the hotel will soft-open in late Fall and the restaurant will follow in January 2009.
As we found out from Eater last month, the Standard will have an 18th floor restaurant with 187 table seats, two bars with 42 seats and a total capacity of 229.
As for the rooms themselves, we're still not sure what they are going to look like or what they are going to include.
All this uncertainty coupled with a late Fall 2008 opening date makes the opening feel like forever to wait.
Manhattan Hotels
Pick Your Favorite Star at Chelsea Pines Inn
March 10, 2008 at 11:09 AM | 0 Comments
For those in search of a big serving of kitsch and a dash of a Hollywood theme, go no further than the Chelsea Pines Inn in New York. The Chelsea Pines has been around for a while--with a quirky reputation that kept it in business--and more recently it's had some refurbishments going to make it a bit fresher and more enticing.
The NY Times published a review over the weekend that was really quite flattering and does make us keen to check in too.
Hotel Riverview
Hotel Riverview Saga Continues
February 7, 2008 at 2:57 PM | 4 Comments
Oh Hotel Riverview. You're a never-ending maze of paperwork and Potemkin villages set up to keep us from figuring out what's going on. Sad thing is, so far it's sorta working.
Here's what we do know: The stop work order is still in place on Eric Goode and Sean MacPherson's property, as it has been since January 8. But the Department of Buildings has also issued a work permit for "Demolition of interior partitions and the installation of new partitions," good until January 21, 2009.
Weird, right? The other thing we know is that Hotel Associates is starting to slink out of the picture. Department of Finance records show they transferred the deed over to Jane St. Hospitality on January 10, so that's now the shadowy organization to watch.
Comment on the Hotel Riverview Plans Here.
Related Stories:
· Hotel Riverview's Transformation into a Boutique Hotel [HotelChatter]
· Hotel Riverview to Start Evicting Tenants [HotelChatter]
Hotel Riverview
OpenThread: Hotel Riverview's Transformation to Boutique Hotel
January 17, 2008 at 3:03 PM | 3 Comments
Whatever plans hoteliers Eric Goode and Sean MacPherson have for the Hotel Riverview, it won't be an easy task to see those plans to fruition.
Hotel Riverview residents and its past guests are strongly against the Goode/MacPherson takeover. No surprise here, although if you didn't know it yet, G & M are probably working with BD Hotels--they of the embittered Hotel Chelsea takeover.
The comments and emails about the historic hotel's transition to a hip West Village boutique hotel are filling up our inboxes and burning up our comments feed, particularly under this story about the pending eviction of tenants.
This group is also protesting the notion that the hotel is full of drunks, drug addicts or homeless people--as suggested by the tipster who told us that Goode and MacPherson had officially purchased the hotel. Here's one guest's response to that characterization.
I have served five years in the US Army, Attended the University of Hawaii and traveled through eight countries. I was, am not and will never be any of those adjective you used so gallantly.
You need to be taught some respect for people's transitions as we all have human experiences. I wish Messrs. Macpherson and Goode all the best on their new project. As for you and your tipster, try another angle, b/c this one is tacky.
Needless to say there's a lot of strong emotions about this pending hotel project and we can't post every email so we urge you to...
Hotel Riverview
Hotel Riverview to Start Evicting Tenants
January 10, 2008 at 1:42 PM | 7 Comments
Now that hoteliers Eric Goode and Sean MacPherson have purchased the old Hotel Riverview on Jane Street in NYC, the transformation to hip boutique hotel (aka eviction process of long-term "guests" has begun.) But there's a ray of hope for current hotel staffers. Their jobs may be safe. A downtown source emailed us to say:
As of yesterday Wednesday 1/9/08, attorneys for Eric Goode & Sean MacPherson have signed the final documents and final payment for the Riverview Hotel. The hotel is officially their property as of Monday 1/14/08. My sources have told me that they will be keeping some of the staff. (I believe they will have to train a lot of them in proper customer service etiquette, front desk, answering phones properly, etc., etc. They are very rough around the edges if you get my drift.)
MORE from our tipster after the jump.
